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Freya has spent her whole life watching her older brothers disappear into a world they swore she'd never be a part of.
Milo and Josh traded family dinners for dangerous secrets years ago, leaving Freya and her older brother Julian to grow up together, almost like twins. No matter how distant they've become, one thing has never changed-they'll do anything to keep their younger siblings away from the life that stole them.
But a new school year changes everything.
When four transfer students walk into Freya's life, she never expects them to become more than classmates. MK becomes the older brother she never knew she needed, Sway and Hudson quickly become part of her chaotic friend group, and Malachi... he's nothing like the rumors. Behind his cold stare is someone who makes her feel safe in ways she never expected.
There's just one problem.
The four new students are connected to the very world Milo and Josh have spent years trying to protect her from.
As friendships turn into family and stolen glances become something impossible to ignore, Freya finds herself caught between two worlds-one she was born into and one she's beginning to choose.
When loyalty is tested, secrets come to light, and love becomes dangerous, she'll have to decide if following her heart is worth risking the people she's always called home.
Sometimes the people you're told to stay away from become the ones who feel the most like family.